'Round Midnight
by Thelonious Monk
🎷 Jazz
Difficulty
★★★★★
Tuning
Standard
Capo
None
Monk's haunting masterpiece in Eb minor, the most recorded jazz composition of all time. The chromatic melody weaves through lush altered dominant chords, demanding precise voicings and a deep feel for rubato.
e|---6----4----6----9---11---9---6----4-----------|
B|---7----4----7----8---11---8---7----4-----------|
G|---6----5----6----8---10---8---6----5-----------|
D|---8----6----8----8---11---8---8----6-----------|
A|---6----4----6----9----9---9---6----4-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|---6----4----2----4----6----4----2---1----------|
B|---7----4----3----4----7----4----3---2----------|
G|---6----5----2----3----6----5----2---1----------|
D|---8----6----4----4----8----6----4---2----------|
A|---6----4----2----4----6----4----2---1----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|